Wednesday, September 12, 2018

World News Briefs -- September 12, 2018

Scotland Yard and the Crown Prosecution Service released photos of the suspects

DW: Vladimir Putin: Skripal poisoning suspects were 'civilians'

The poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter earlier this year prompted a diplomatic fallout between Russia and the UK. The EU has also accused the Russian government of involvement in the attack.

Speaking at an economic forum in the port city of Vladivostok, President Putin rejected suspicions of Kremlin involvement in the poisoning former double agent Sergei Skripal. His daughter Yulia was also poisoned in the attack, which took place in the English city of Salisbury in March.

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MIDDLE EAST

Russia says Turkey has key job of separating out militants in Syria's Idlib.

UN envoy moves to revive Yemen talks.

U.S. warns Iran it will respond to attacks by Tehran allies in Iraq.

AP Interview: Iran nuclear chief hopes deal will survive.

Iran relocates consulate in Iraq’s Basra following unrest.

Iraqi Kurds gear up for elections hoping to end turmoil.

Lebanon's Saad Hariri demands 'justice' for slain father at trial.

Palestinian mission in Washington given a month to pack up.

ASIA

Russia's Putin tells Japan's Abe: 'Let's sign peace deal this year'.

Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 32 in Nangarha.

U.S. voices concern on China's Muslim crackdown, sanctions weighed.

Pompeo said U.S. would not block Pakistan if it seeks IMF bailout: Pakistani minister.

Australian special forces deploy for APEC summit: report.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi won't attend U.N. General Assembly: media.

Fan Bingbing: Missing Chinese actress not 'socially responsible', report says.

AFRICA

Rockets fired toward airport in Libya's capital. Rockets target airport despite fragile truce in Libya capital.

Congo opposition figure Bemba warns of ‘chaos’ if vote fraud.

Zimbabwe opposition leader plans ‘inauguration’.

Burundi under fire at U.N. for expelling U.N. human rights team.

Mali's Keita appoints new defence minister to deal with security crisis.

Morocco bans forced marriage and harassment.

Russia's scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard.

EUROPE

EU Parliament votes to trigger Article 7 sanctions procedure against Hungary.

Putin says Russia knows real identity of men accused by UK over poisoning.

Brexit rebels in UK PM May's party discuss ousting her.

Kosovo hopes for a deal with Serbia by spring.

International court says it’s ‘undeterred’ by US threats.

EU must grasp world role as U.S. retreats, Juncker says.

Death toll from summer forest fire near Athens rises to 99.

AMERICAS

‘Big and vicious’: Hurricane Florence closes in on Carolinas.

Exclusive: Trump to target foreign meddling in U.S. elections with sanctions order - sources.

US marks 9/11 with somber tributes; Trump speaks at PA site.

Brazil far-right candidate Bolsonaro leads first-round vote: poll.

Brazil's jailed former leader Lula ends presidential bid.

Guatemalans step up protests of president's attacks on anti-graft body.

For many in Venezuela, social media is a matter of life and death.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

iPhone XS Max launches TODAY: Apple rumoured to unveil 'bigger, pricier model' alongside new Apple Watch, iPad Pro and AirPod 2 headphones with noise-cancelling technology.

Apple expected to unveil bigger, pricier IPhone on Wednesday.

European Parliament approves controversial new copyright law in blow to tech firms.

Tech to cost SE Asia millions of jobs, doom 'factory model', warns WEF.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

House Republican, WITHOUT EVIDENCE, suggests new texts show misconduct of former FBI officials

B.Poster said...

Anon,

Be it the Russian collusion hoax or the Russian election interference hoax, stinking evidence is not needed. Perhaps the Republicans are playing the same game here. Anyway back to the topic at hand.

Of course they are civilians. The British did not conduct an investigation. What they did was form a conclusion ahead of time, a nonsensical one at that, and then manufacture evidence to fit their predetermined conclusion. They had to comb through much video to pick out two Russians they could pin this on. The British and by extension the "west" look stupider by the day. As I was told years ago, when in a hole, the first thing you do is STOP DIGGING!! These people need to stop digging.

Anonymous said...

comrade

You must learn to stop being so obvious

B.Poster said...

I've explained elsewhere why the claim that the Russian government is behind this seems farfetched. You are probably aware of my explanations. Time does not permit me to delve into,the entire explanation. As a summary, 1.)the Russians were involved in negotiations with the US at that time and the World Cup was going on. There's no upside here for the Russian government along with much downside risks. The Russian government claim is an extraordinary one. Such claims require extraordinary proof. No such proof has been supplied. 2.) The authorities announced their conclusions BEFORE an investigation could have been conducted.

When solving a crime, look for motive and opportunity. In this case, the modt,likely suspect would be personnel from former Soviet or Eastern Bloc countries who are seeking to further involve us in their conflicts. Unfortunately the often ideological nature of our foreign policy sometimes neans our leaders are easy to manipulate.

Anonymous said...

"comrade

You must learn to stop being so obvious"
Yes Anon, you really should.